Dispenser for tissues and the like



Jan. 9, 1951 L. CLARK DISPENSER FOR TISSUES AND THE LIKE Filed May 27, 1946 Patented Jan. 9, 1951 DISPENSER FOR TISSUES AND THE LIKE Louis Clark, Pomona, Calif., assignor to Protecto Products Co. Inc., Pomona, Califi; a corporation of California Application May 2?, 1946, Serial No. 672,626

This invention relates to a dispenser and is particularly directed to a device for dispensing tissues such as, for example, may be employed as toilet seat covers.

' The principal object of this invention is to provide a dispenser of this type having novel means for inserting and retaining a cartridge type of filler element, the filler comprising interleaved manifolded tissues contained in an envelope.

Another object is to provide such a dispenser adapted to be mounted on a wall, the attachment means for securing the device to the wall being accessible'via a dispensing port in the front of the device in the absence of the cartridge containing the tissues and being concealed when suchcartridge is presen Another object is to provide a tissue dispenser having a frontal shield provided with an elongated dispensing port and having the lower end of the frontal shield spaced laterally from the 8Claims. (01. 31240) A top flange l4 along the upper edge of the supporting wall to facilitate insertion of a cartridge of tissues.

A further object is to provide a dispenser of this type having a frontal shield and an entrance opening for the cartridge separate therefrom,

which dispenser is of unitary construction, free from locks, keys, or other moving parts. .-.'."AIl0l7he1' object is to provide a combined cartridge and a holder therefor, having novel means of assembly and wherein the holder maintains the cartridge from displacement while the cartridge contents are being dispensed. Other objects and advantages will appear hereinafter. I I

In the drawings: Figure 1 is an elevation view of the front side ofa tissue dispenser embodying my invention.

Figure 2 is an elevation view of the cartridge comprisingmanifolded tissues and the envelope in which they are'mounted. i j Figure 3 is a transverse sectional elevation taken substantially on the line 3-3, asshown in Figure l, and showing a cartridge partly inserted into the dispenser.

Figured is a view similar to Figure 3 showing the cartridge in dispenser- 1' Figure5 is a partial elevation view showing the back side of the dispenser illustrated in Figure 1. Figure 6 is a sectional plan view taken substantially on the line t--5, as shown in Figure l.

Referring to the drawings, a dispenser general- 1y, designated 5 isprovided with afro'ntal shield H joined integrally with side flanges l2 and it E -Ehehl n ly fiw lfidlrri qm.theirontal shield.

.45 operative position within the p v entrance opening 26 into frontal shield also extends rearwardly therefrom and is curved at its opposite ends i5 and it to join integrally with the side flanges l2 and 3.-

The dispenser I0 is adapted to be mounted against a vertical wall I1, and accordingly the flanges l2, l3, and I4 extend rearwardly and terminate in a plane co-extensive with the surface of the wall H. The side flanges l2 and I3 are narrower at their upper ends than they are at their lower ends with the result that the upper portion of the frontal shield ll lies closer to the plane of the wall ll than does the lower portion of the frontal shield ll. It will be understood from this description that the frontal shield l i and'fianges l2, l3 and M define with the wall I! an enclosed chamber or cavity l8. A dispensing opening I9 is formed through the frontal shield H and permits withdrawal of tissues from the cartridge 28 contained within the cavity l3.

Extending back of the idspenser between the flanges l2 and I3 and positioned in parallel relationship with the elongated dispensingopening I9 is a transverse brace 2 i. This brace 21 may be joinedto the side flanges l2 and it by any con venient means such as, for example, by spot welding. This brace 2i is provided with apertures 22 through which fastening elements, such as wood screws 23, may be inserted. It will be apparent from' a. consideration of the drawings that the fastener elements 23 are accessible through the elongated dispensing opening E5 in the absence of the dispensing cartridge 2! and that when the cartridge'w is in operative position the fastening elements are concealed from view. The elements 23 maybe of any convenient type for securing the brace 2! to a support such as the wall I'l.

Means are provided for supporting the cartridge 20 within the cavity it and as shown in the drawings, this means'includes a pluralty of rearwardly extending shelf elements 2d;each of which terminates in an upstanding rail 25. It will be'understood that the spaces betweenthe shelves .24 provide a convenient location for manua'ly gripping the cartridge as during .the operation of insert ng it into thedispenser cavity [8. The

shelves fl l'and rails 25 do not extend rearwardl-y into contact with the wall H, but on the contrary are spaced laterally with respect to the wall to define-entrance opening 26 between the wall I! and the rails 25. The cartridge 2a is proportioned to permit its insertion upwardy through the the cavity. 28. The lower end of the cartridge 26 is elevated over therails 2.5- and thenpermitted to rest onv the the transverse brace 2i and the inwardly directed. rim 29 defining the dispensing opening l9. As

the full cartridge is moved upwardly between the brace 2i and rim 29, the increasing thickness occasioned by its wedge-shaped construction serves to frictionally bind the cartridge therebetween. The result is that, in'its final assembled position, the cartridge is held securely against accidental displacement.

As shown in Figures 2 and 4, tissues 21 may be withdrawn through the port 23 in the envelope 23 and outwardly through the dispensing port is in the dispenser iii. The envelope port 28 is slightly smaller than the dispensing port [9 so that the individual tissues 21 do not contact the edges of the port i9 as they are withdrawn.

The dispenser is easily and conveniently installed on a wall by means of the screw fastenings 23, and these fastenings are easily accessible through the opening 19. After installation, the dispenser ill may be quickly and easily filled by inserting the cartridge upwardly through the entrance opening and then manually moving the lower end of the cartridge 20 into engagement with the shelves 2A and rails 25. In this operative position the individual tissues 21 may be withdrawn in succession from the dispensing opening i9. When the supply of tissues has been exhausted, the empty envelope 20 collapses sufficiently so that it may easily be withdrawn from the dispenser by manually moving it upwardly a sufficient distance to clear the rails 25 and then withdrawing it downwardly through the access opening 25.

Having fully described my invention, it is to be understood that I do not wish to be limited to the details herein set forth, but my invention is of the full scope of the appended claims.

Iclaim:

1. A wan-mounted tissue dispenser having in combination a frontal shield provided with a dispensing Opening, side flanges extending rearwardly from the edges of the frontal shield to maintain the frontal shield in spaced relation with respect to the wall, said frontal sh eld, side flanges and wall defining a cavity for reception of a cartridge of tissues, supporting means along the lower edge of the frontal shield extending rearwardly therefrom, said means terminating in spaced relation from the wall to define an entrance opening to said cavity, said means being adapted to support a cartr dge of tissues inserted into the cavity through said entrance opening.

2. A wall-mounted tissue dispenser having in combination a frontal shield provided with a dispensing opening, side flanges extending rearwardly from the edges of the frontal shield to mainta n the frontal shield in spaced relation with respect to the wall, said frontal 'shield,,side flanges and wall defining a cavity for reception of a cartridge of tissues, supporting means along the lower edge of the frontal shield extending rearwardly therefrom, said means terminating in spaced relation from the wall to define an entrance opening to said cavity, said means being 76 adapted to support a cartridge of tissues inserted into the cavity through said entrance opening, adapted to prevent accidental displacement of the cartridge from operative position within the and means associated with the supporting means cavity.

3. A tissue dispenser, comprising in combination a frontal shield having a dispensing opening-therein, flanges extending rearwardly from the said frontal shield and having edges terminating in a plane, said frontal shield, flanges and plane defining a cavity for reception of a cartridge of tissues, rearwardly extending supporting means along the lower edge of the frontal shield terminating in spaced relation from said p1ane,'and means associated with the supporting means adapted to prevent accidental displacement of the cartridge from operative po sition within the cavity.

4. A wall-mounted tissue dispenser, comprising in combination a frontal shield having a dispensing opening, means for maintaining the frontal shield in spaced relation with respect to the wall including side flanges extending rearwardly from the frontal shield, said flanges being wider at the bottom than at the top whereby the frontal shield is disposed at an angle with respect to said wall, the frontal shield, side flanges and walldefining a cavity for reception of a cartridge of tissues, means including a rearwardly extending shelf element near the lower edgeof the frontal shield adapted to support the cartridge of tissues, said means terminating in spaced relation with the wall to define an entrance opening into said cavity through which said cartridge may be inserted.

5. A wall-mounted tissue dispenser, comprisingin combination a frontal shield having a dispensing opening, means for maintaining the frontal shield in spaced relation with respect to the wall including side flanges extending rear-- wardly from the frontal shield, said flanges bein wider at the bottom than at the top whereby the frontal shield is disposed at an angle with respect to said wall, the frontal shield, side flanges and wall defining a cavity for reception of a cartridge of tissues, means including a rearwardly extending shelf element near the lower edge of the frontal shield adapted to sup"- port the cartridge of tissues, said means terminating in spaced relation with the wall to define an entrance opening into said cavity through which said cartridge may be inserted, and a rail along the shelf element adapted to prevent accidental displacement of the cartridge.

6. A wall-mounted tissue dispenser having in combination a frontal shield provided with a dispensing opening, side flanges extendingrearwardly from the edges of the frontal shield to maintain the frontal shield in spaced relation with respect to the wall, said frontal shield, side flangesand wall defining a cavity for reception of a cartridge of tissues, supportin means along the lower edge of the frontal shield extending rearwardly therefrom said means terminating in spaced relation from the wall to define an entrance opening to said cavity, said means including transversely spaced ledges adapted to support a cartridge of tissues insert-ed into'th'e cavity through said entrance opening, the space between said ledges being adapted to provide access to the lower end of the cartridge for manual manipulation of the cartridge into ledgeengaging position.

'7. A wall-mounted tissue dispenser having in 5 combination a frontal shield provided with adispensin opening, side flanges extending rearwardly from the edges of the frontal shield to maintain the frontal shield in spaced relation with respect to the wall, said frontal shield, side flanges and wall defining a cavity for reception of a cartridge of tissues, a rim around the edge of the dispensing opening projecting into the cavity, supporting means along the lower edge of the frontal shield extending rearwardly therefrom, a brace member extending between the side flanges, means for securin the brace memher to the wall, said brace member, rim and supporting means cooperating to supporting the cartridge in operative position within said dispenser cavity.

8. A tissue dispenser adapted to be mounted on a wall, and havin in combination: a frontal shield provided with an elongated dispensing opening, side flanges extending rearwardly from the edges of the frontal shield to maintain the frontal shield in spaced relation with respect to the wall, said frontal shield, side flanges and wall defining a cavity for reception of a cartridge of tissues, a rim aroundthe edge of the dispensing opening projecting into the cavity, a brace member extending into the cavity and extending between the side flanges parallel to said elongated dispensing opening so that a portion of the cartridge may be clamped between the brace member and the rim, said brace member having an aperture therein adapted to receive a fastener element for securing the dispenser in position, said aperture being accessible through said dispensing opening.

LOUIS CLARK.

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UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Armstrong Number Date 2,240,974

May 6, 1941 

